THE BIG BANG THEORY is back tonight with a brand new episode, “The Anything Can Happen Recurrence,” and as the title suggests, the gang’s Anything Can Happen Thursdays are returning.

“Early on in the series, the guys used to have this thing called Anything Can Happen Thursdays,” THE BIG BANG THEORY showrunner Steve Molaro teased. “It was a way of breaking Sheldon out of his very strict routine. I think it was the third Thursday of every month, there was no schedule and anything could happen. So this episode is the return of Anything Can Happen Thursdays.”

The timing couldn’t be better for Sheldon, who, as of late, has been struggling to figure out what he wants to do with his life.

“Right now, Sheldon is at a crossroads in his career and looking to move on from string theory to a new field of study,” Molaro explained. “And where he’s going to focus his efforts in the future has become a real struggle for him. So the return of Anything Can Happen Thursdays is in the hope that if he takes a break and stops thinking about it so hard, the answer will come to him.”

Unfortunately, it seems Sheldon’s quest to figure out what would be best to study won’t be resolved any time soon…but he also won’t be the only member of the group floundering with their career.

“[The lack of direction]’s going to continue to torture him for a while,” Molaro laughed. “What’s nice is Penny is also at a similar crossroad in her acting career, and not sure if she wants to go forward if the only thing she’s being offered are terrible movies.”